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Lactometer
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Lactometer, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk + meter: cf. F. lactomètre. Cf. Galactometer.].
An instrument for estimating the purity or richness of milk, as a measuring glass, a specific gravity bulb, or other apparatus. [1913 Webster]
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